In this essay, Neil Postman talks about what happens after the after shock, which is the future schlock. Postman explains that the human intelligence is something fragile and that it is easily distracted. He goes on by giving examples of such distractions, for example ignorance, superstition, cruelty, neglect, and others. Postman explains that America was known for it's intelligence, however that has changed, due to a gradual improvement in the media and technology. He tells the audience that media is the main reason for this decrease in intelligence. People are so caught up with technology and the media that they get distracted.
Neil Postman is an amazing writer. His abnormal intelligence is evident through his writing. He has a way of making the reader think through what he is saying and make their own assumptions about it. This article is very affective because it makes one think about how distracted have our society become due to the media. Postman uses several examples of books and movies that show this future shlock. He uses The Gods Must be Crazy and The Producers as examples for movies that exemplify his theory; also, he uses examples of books, such as 1984 by George Orwell, and Brave New World by Aelus Huxley. All this makes the essay very useful and interesting, grabbing the reader's attention and making them engaged in the subject.
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